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<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook tells <a href=" http://fortune.com/2015/03/26/tim-cook/">Fortune</a> that he&#39;ll donate his vast fortune to charity and that he has been quietly donating to causes he believes in for years. Cook says that he looks forward to a time when he can engage in more meaningful philanthropy on a greater scale later on in his life.</p>
<p>Cook also talks about how he had to get a thicker skin after taking the job of CEO following founder Steve Jobs&#39; passing, using the Apple pulpit to address important issues, and his decision to reveal that he was gay.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/27/apple-ceo-will-devote-his-vast-fortune-charity" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/27/apple-ceo-will-devote-his-vast-fortune-charity#commentsAppleCharityInspirationalInterviewshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18571Fri, 27 Mar 2015 19:10:24 +0000james_fudge18571 at http://www.gamepolitics.comPewDiePie, Anita Sarkeesian make Time's '30 Most Influential People on the Internet' listhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/23/pewdiepie-anita-sarkeesian-make-times-30-most-influential-people-internet-list
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<p>Time&#39;s list of <a href="http://time.com/3732203/the-30-most-influential-people-on-the-internet/">The 30 Most Influential People on the Internet</a> has some interesting and familiar names if you pay attention to games and game culture. Game-related personalities making this list include YouTube superstar PewDiePie and Feminist Frequency founder and popular GamerGate target Anita Sarkeesian.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/23/pewdiepie-anita-sarkeesian-make-times-30-most-influential-people-internet-list" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/23/pewdiepie-anita-sarkeesian-make-times-30-most-influential-people-internet-list#commentsInspirationalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18534Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:35:41 +0000james_fudge18534 at http://www.gamepolitics.com'Pillars of Eternity' Crowdfunding Kept Obsidian Entertainment Alivehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/11/pillars-eternity-crowdfunding-kept-obsidian-entertainment-alive
<p>In a new video documentary series called Road to Eternity, Obsidian Entertainment said that if it hadn&#39;t gotten funding on Kickstarter for its game Pillars of Eternity, it might have gone out of business. Back in 2012 Obsidian was working on South Park: Stick of Truth and another unnamed title. The unnamed project was ultimately canceled putting the company in a dire financial situation.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/11/pillars-eternity-crowdfunding-kept-obsidian-entertainment-alive" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/11/pillars-eternity-crowdfunding-kept-obsidian-entertainment-alive#commentsCrowd FundingGame DevelopersGood PressInspirationalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18445Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:07:18 +0000james_fudge18445 at http://www.gamepolitics.comPositech Founder Takes Aim at Middleware in GDC Talkhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/04/positech-founder-takes-aim-middleware-gdc-talk
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<p><a href="http://www.positech.co.uk/">Positech</a> founder Cliff Harris has been known to be outspoken on issues that are important to him (DRM, for example) over the years and has taken it upon himself to speak out on issues when he felt the need, so word of what he said during a GDC talk this week is not all that surprising. During The Indie Soapbox panel Harris had some strong language for middleware makers and how - in some ways - the accessibility of game engine software that is cheap or free has been a detriment to the indie game development scene.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/04/positech-founder-takes-aim-middleware-gdc-talk" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/03/04/positech-founder-takes-aim-middleware-gdc-talk#commentsGame DevelopersGDCIndie DevelopersInnovative ThinkingInspirationalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18393Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:27:06 +0000james_fudge18393 at http://www.gamepolitics.comIndie MEGABOOTH Showcase Invades GDC 2015http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/indie-megabooth-showcase-invades-gdc-2015
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<p>Organizers of the Game Developers Conference released new details on what games and developers would be part of this year&#39;s Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase exhibit. The exhibit, which is open to all GDC passholders, will be open at various points during the week of the 2015 Game Developers Conference, March 2-6 (Moscone Center, San Francisco).</p>
<p>The Indie MEGABOOTH Showcase highlights a collection of games from independent developers who have banded together to show off the latest and greatest indie games at conventions across the world in one large and sprawling space.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/indie-megabooth-showcase-invades-gdc-2015" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/indie-megabooth-showcase-invades-gdc-2015#commentsGame DevelopersGDCIndie DevelopersInspirationalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18218Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:04:02 +0000james_fudge18218 at http://www.gamepolitics.comFormer Massively Staff Turn To Crowdfunding For New Sitehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/former-massively-staff-turn-crowdfunding-new-site
<p>One of the biggest tragedies in 2015 (so far) as a writer who has covered video games from various angles over the last 18 years, is seeing a publication like Joystiq and all of its affiliate sites get shut down by its parent company AOL.</p>
<p>One of those affiliate sites, Massively, faithfully served massively-multiplayer online game fans for years (since 2007) and did so with passion and care for the subject matter it covered so well.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/former-massively-staff-turn-crowdfunding-new-site" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/02/06/former-massively-staff-turn-crowdfunding-new-site#commentsCrowd FundingInnovative ThinkingInspirationalJournalismMMORPGhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18214Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:43:44 +0000james_fudge18214 at http://www.gamepolitics.comThe 'Take This Podcast' Launcheshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/01/09/take-podcast-launches
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<p>In the inaugural episode of the Take This Podcast - the official podcast for the mental health awareness organization that serves the gaming community - executive director and co-founder Russ Pitts shares the story of his realization that he was suffering from an anxiety disorder and what he finally decided to do about it.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/01/09/take-podcast-launches" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2015/01/09/take-podcast-launches#commentsGame-related CharityGamers Doing GoodGames & CultureInspirationalPeoplePodcastshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/18011Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:47:49 +0000james_fudge18011 at http://www.gamepolitics.com'That Dragon, Cancer' Successfully Fundedhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/10/dragon-cancer-successfully-funded
<p>With around 60 hours to go (as of this writing), the Kickstarter crowd funding campaign for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godatplay/that-dragon-cancer/description">That Dragon, Cancer</a> has surpassed its funding goal of $85,000. The crowd-funding campaign for the game has managed to raise $89,375 from 3,046 backers so far. That Dragon, Cancer is described by its creators as a living love letter to Ryan and Amy Green&#39;s son Joel, who was diagnosed with cancer. Joel died last year.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/10/dragon-cancer-successfully-funded" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/10/dragon-cancer-successfully-funded#commentsGame DevelopersGame Developers Doing GoodInspirationalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/17807Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:09:27 +0000james_fudge17807 at http://www.gamepolitics.comRIP, Ralph Baer: The Father of Video Gameshttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/08/rip-ralph-baer-father-video-games
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<p>Ralph H. Baer, the man recognized as the father of video games, passed away on Saturday at his home in Manchester, New Hampshire at the age of 92. Baer created the very first video game system - the Magnavox Odyssey. It was patented in 1971 and launched in the summer of 1972. It sold 130,000 units the first year.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/08/rip-ralph-baer-father-video-games" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/08/rip-ralph-baer-father-video-games#commentsInspirationalOld SchoolPeoplehttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/17788Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:01:24 +0000james_fudge17788 at http://www.gamepolitics.com'That Dragon, Cancer' Within Striking Distance of Reaching Funding Goalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/04/dragon-cancer-within-striking-distance-reaching-funding-goal
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<p>With less than eight days to go <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godatplay/that-dragon-cancer">That Dragon, Cancer</a> needs a little over $12,000 to be successfully funded on Kickstarter. As of this writing the game has generated $72,513 of its $85,000 goal from 2,415 backers. Developers Ryan Green and Josh Larson turned to Kickstarter in November to fund the rest of the game&#39;s development. If successfully funded the game will released in 2015 on multiple platforms including Ouya, Windows, Mac, and Linux.</p><p><a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/04/dragon-cancer-within-striking-distance-reaching-funding-goal" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.gamepolitics.com/2014/12/04/dragon-cancer-within-striking-distance-reaching-funding-goal#commentsCrowd FundingGame DevelopersGame Developers Doing GoodGames & CultureGames & EducationGames & HealthInspirationalhttp://www.gamepolitics.com/crss/node/17774Thu, 04 Dec 2014 23:37:16 +0000james_fudge17774 at http://www.gamepolitics.com